With the biopic film seemingly on the rise, Hannah Spruce unpacks the consequences of making films about real people.
Rocketman: A Biopic Done Right
Last year, Bohemian Rhapsody pioneered the grandiose of the musical biopic genre in Hollywood, with a huge build-up of excitement through various media campaigns and raking in a whopping $900 million at the box office. […]
Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, and the Implications of LGBTQ+ Censorship
The producers of Rocketman, the upcoming biopic about Elton John, are under pressure to cut a 40 second shot of Elton John (Taron Egerton) with his lover and manager, John Reid (Richard Madden). A report from […]
2019: Films to Watch Out For
One big issue Hollywood has been facing in recent years is a lack of originality; remakes, reboots and sequels plaster cinema programmes, and 2019’s upcoming year of film seems all the same. Disney is spewing […]